Presley Almanzar, 19, of Stamford, was charged Thursday night with illegally being in possession of a revolver.

Presley Almanzar, 19, of Stamford, was charged Thursday night with illegally being in possession of a revolver.

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Wendy Gonzalez-Martinez, 18, of Stamford, was charged Thursday night with illegally being in possession of a revolver.

Wendy Gonzalez-Martinez, 18, of Stamford, was charged Thursday night with illegally being in possession of a revolver.

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Police photo of a Ruger .22 caliber revolver that was seized after police on Thursday night heard the gun was illegally up for sale on the street.

Police photo of a Ruger .22 caliber revolver that was seized after police on Thursday night heard the gun was illegally up for sale on the street.

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Stamford teens caught trying to sell gun on street

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STAMFORD-Two city teens thought they would be getting $450 for a .22 caliber revolver, but they got arrested instead.

Capt. Richard Conklin said Narcotics and Organized Crime officers became aware Thursday evening that a 19-year-old city man had a gun he wanted to sell on the street. The officers had a third party call the man and tell him that the person would pay $450 for the gun. An agreement was made to sell the gun in an Atlantic Street parking lot.

Police officers kept an eye out for the teen, later identified as Presley Almanzar, of Atlantic Street, and saw him leave his apartment with a young woman. As the two were walking to the meeting place in the parking lot, a team of officers stopped them and took them into custody.

During a search, a .22 caliber Ruger revolver was found in the purse of the young woman, Wendy Gonzalez-Martinez, 18, of Lafayette Street.

The two were charged with carrying a pistol without a permit and conspiracy to possess a revolver without a permit. Almanzar was held in lieu of a $100,000 court appearance bond and Gonzalez-Martinez was held in lieu of a $50,000 bond.